Trump administration moves to increase H-1B visa fee to more than $100,000
2026/08/28 2 Comments
Of note, more shooting themselves in the foot given their importance to the tech sector:
President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented more than US$100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers that Trump first imposed last year but has been blocked by the courts.
The fee first imposed by Trump in a temporary proclamation last year vastly raises the cost of the visas that are heavily relied on in the tech, education and research sectors.
A federal judge in June ruled that the fee was illegal and blocked the Trump administration from collecting it. A Boston-based appeals court is reviewing that decision while a different court considers whether a judge in Washington, D.C., properly rejected a challenge to the fee by a major business group.
Trump’s 2025 proclamation imposing the fee expires in September, one year after it was issued, but directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to adopt regulations making it permanent.
The proposed US$103,265 fee by DHS, posted online in the Federal Register on Monday to be formally published on Tuesday, kicks off a 30-day public comment period. …
Source: Trump administration moves to increase H-1B visa fee to more than $100,000
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This is not a revenue-generating measure. This is an attempt to limit the number of H1-B visa holders without limiting them quantitatively. Yes, it is shooting themselves in the foot, but this is to be expected with this administration.
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